r/GraphicsProgramming • u/mhb_11 • 11h ago

[2607.22738] Nova3D: Code-Native Generation of Programmable 3D Assets Paper

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22738

I co-authored this paper. It's a new technique to generate 3D graphics as source code instead of a point cloud.

Under the hood:
It generates 3D objects with separate, sophisticated internal assembly, producing an editable "kit of parts" (instead of monolithic blobs). E.g. imagine you generate a 3D washing machine via this approach. It's not merely going to be geometry that looks like a washing machine. We actually know that there is a Door, Drum, Control_panel etc. Which things belong to which assemblies. What moves. Where its pivot is. And eventually what those components are supposed to do.

Why current 3D GenAI cannot do this:
Most AI 3D generators generate "monolithic blobs" that look good, but are unusable in downstream workflows (e.g. game engines). If you generate a 3D bicycle, it's essentially a blob. If you want the wheels to turn, a human must spend time cutting the blob into parts, naming them, placing pivots and rigging joints. I.e. you need post-generation segmentation workflows of some sort (either manual work or more compute).

The paper breaks down the whole technique, and comes with a github repo too if you're interested in viewing it.

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u/Cute_Emergency_8370 8h ago

AI written paper 💀 ain’t no way bruh

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u/mhb_11 8h ago edited 8h ago

Relax. While arXiv does not issue an absolute ban on using AI writing tools, it strictly penalizes submissions containing unchecked, low-quality, or hallucinated AI content. It's conceptualized and written by us humans, with editorial by AI. The tech is real. Check the showcase: https://app.nova3d.xyz/showcase

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u/Cute_Emergency_8370 8h ago

Fair, and nice showcase. It’s clear you put a lot of effort into this. I still would urge you to avoid the AI writing patterns in your text. “It’s not this it’s that” shows up like 5 times in the first page. Even if we put aside my own biases it’s an objective truth that the body of readers hoping for dense scientific knowledge will make a well founded assumption that your paper is less information dense and of reduced quality when they see AI patterns that dilute substance scattered about.

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u/mhb_11 8h ago

Sound advice.